CommunistHamster wrote on Jun 4, 2012, 05:38:We're clearly not post-racism because trivial stuff like this still makes headlines.

no we're not. the day blacks in the north east corner of our country stop referring to my eldest son as "jap boy" in school because of his eyes is the day when i will care about what genetic material lies underneath a dark skinned individual. it even surprised me that the words "jap boy" didnt alarm his black teachers. until then, lets just enjoy the simplicity of identifying by skin color.

Cutter wrote on Jun 3, 2012, 23:44:Yeah, cause I've always had such an overwhelming desire to play a black chick in a game. Spare us your liberal ethnic/gender sensibilities Ubisoft. Such a boneheaded move it boggles the mind. It's one thing to provide people a choice, it's another entirely to foist it on them. Definite pass.

What about Alyx Vance from Half Life 2?

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Klaus Flouride wrote on Jun 4, 2012, 01:39:She is Creole or Cajun at best, not black. The title of the article is misleading. Stupid ass media can't even tell the difference between someone who is mix and someone who isn't. Next they will be saying Ezio is white.

the article did mention her origin so i dont know why you say they are misleading. i know using the word black is a broad generalization but its done to other races as well. take it for what its worth. they got your attention but not enough to read the article.

The game is subtitled Liberation, and it will feature a French woman of African descent named Aveline in the Louisiana city of New Orleans.

She is Creole or Cajun at best, not black. The title of the article is misleading. Stupid ass media can't even tell the difference between someone who is mix and someone who isn't. Next they will be saying Ezio is white.

Yeah, cause I've always had such an overwhelming desire to play a black chick in a game. Spare us your liberal ethnic/gender sensibilities Ubisoft. Such a boneheaded move it boggles the mind. It's one thing to provide people a choice, it's another entirely to foist it on them. Definite pass.

Cutter wrote on Jun 3, 2012, 23:44:Yeah, cause I've always had such an overwhelming desire to play a black chick in a game. Spare us your liberal ethnic/gender sensibilities Ubisoft. Such a boneheaded move it boggles the mind. It's one thing to provide people a choice, it's another entirely to foist it on them. Definite pass.

Oh my god. Cry some moar. What about all of the games that make you play a white guy? Or a black guy? Or a white woman?

Yeah, cause I've always had such an overwhelming desire to play a black chick in a game. Spare us your liberal ethnic/gender sensibilities Ubisoft. Such a boneheaded move it boggles the mind. It's one thing to provide people a choice, it's another entirely to foist it on them. Definite pass.

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Narf2029 wrote on Jun 3, 2012, 18:22:They call that black? I'm sorry but that just makes me think of a room full of old white guys in suits where someone pitched the idea of a "colored person" to broaden their user base, but they lost their nerve when they were about to go past the tanned-white-girl mark.

They call that black? I'm sorry but that just makes me think of a room full of old white guys in suits where someone pitched the idea of a "colored person" to broaden their user base, but they lost their nerve when they were about to go past the tanned-white-girl mark. Maybe she'll look different in the game but it just seems like a half-effort.